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Former New York mayor and billionaire philanthropist Michael Bloomberg announced Monday a $200 million plan Monday aiming to back inventive ...

Trump Says N.Korea Threat Must Be ‘dealt With Rapidly’

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President Donald Trump called on Monday for the threat posed by North Korea's nuclear and ballistic programs to be "rapidly" ...

Talks Between Modi and Trump Get Off To A Positive Start

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President Donald Trump congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi for leading India towards economic prosperity, as the pair met for bilateral ...

Russia FM Lavrov Urges US To Prevent ‘provocations’ In Syria

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday urged US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to prevent "provocations" against Syrian government ...

Key US Republican Threatens To Block Arms To Gulf

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A top Republican lawmaker on Monday threatened to block US arms sales to members of the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council ...

WFP Chief Urges EU To Step Up Funds For Africa Famine

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The UN food agency's director urged the European Union on Monday to help raise the $1 billion needed over the ...

Trump Hosts ‘true Friend’ Modi For First One-On-One

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US President Donald Trump hosts Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday for a first face-to-face meeting, seeking to forge ...

EU To Slap Google With Record Fine This Week, Sources Say

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The EU's powerful anti-trust regulator will slap Google with a record two billion euro fine as early as Tuesday in ...

EU To Slap Google With Record Fine This Week

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The EU's powerful anti-trust regulator will slap Google with a record fine as early as Tuesday in another European blow ...

Freed Chinese Intellectual Spoke Out For Change

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Liu Xiaobo, who won the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize from behind bars, was for decades a vocal champion of democracy ...

Abducted Priest Seen Alive As Islamists Hold Out In Philippines

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A Roman Catholic priest abducted by Islamist militants who seized parts of a southern Philippine city has been seen alive, ...

S. Korea’s Moon Heads To US As North Threat Grows

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South Korea's dovish new President Moon Jae-In -- who backs engagement with the nuclear-armed North -- heads to Washington this ...

India’s Modi In Washington For ‘no Frills’ Trump Meet

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June 25, 2017

India's leader Narendra Modi arrived in the US for his first meeting Monday with President Donald Trump, seeking to build ...

After String of Defeats, Democrats Rudderless In Trump Era

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June 25, 2017

Frozen out of power in Washington and having lost a string of congressional races this year, Democrats are struggling to ...

Court Says Ivanka Trump Must Testify In Knock-Off Shoes Suit

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June 25, 2017

President Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka must give testimony later this year in a lawsuit against her apparel company, which is ...

India’s Modi Heads To Washington For ‘no Frills’ Trump Meet

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India's leader heads to the US this weekend for his first meeting with President Donald Trump, seeking to build on ...

US Treasury Chief To Wed Scottish Actress In Glitzy DC Affair

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US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Scottish actress Louise Linton will marry Saturday in a glitzy Washington affair, with President ...

Afghans Suffer Deadliest Ramadan Since 2001

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Afghanistan has suffered its deadliest Ramadan since the US-led invasion in 2001 with over 200 killed and hundreds wounded, according ...

Sudan Has Made ‘positive’ Steps On Meeting Sanctions Terms

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Sudan has made "positive" steps towards meeting Washington's conditions for permanently lifting 20-year-old sanctions on the African country, the US ...

Qatar Says Saudi-Led Demands Not ‘reasonable’

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